Bowsher, who won $1,725 of
the purse for taking his seventh Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) race,
finished well ahead of runner-up Bobby Watson of Louisville, Kentucky.
Watson, also driving a 1964 Ford, set a new track record of 79.15 miles per
hour to nail down the pole position for the July 4 race.

Bowsher roared into the lead
on lap 230 after front running Dick Freeman's 1963 Pontiac – the car that Paul Goldsmith drove
last year – lost a tire smashed into the wall. Bowsher, running right behind
Freeman but for lapse back as a result of an earlier mishap, got around
Freeman’s mangled car and had clear sailing the remainder of the way. Freeman,
of Dayton, Ohio, wound up fourth, just behind Jack
Shanklin of Indianapolis,
who was behind the wheel of a 1963 Mercury.

Bowsher, defending ARCA
champion, averaged 69.69 miles per hour for the distance – another track
record.

Jim Cushman, of Columbus, Ohio,
driving Bowsher's second 1964 Ford, held the old mark of 65.60 miles per hour.

Nelson Stacy of Daytona Beach, Florida,
who started fifth, barged into first place on the second lap and was rolling
along until his 1964 Ford lost oil pressure on the 12th lap. None other of the
32 starters managed to get out front in the race which was slowed by seven
caution flags.

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Preserving the history of Midwest Auto Racing

So much racing history has been made through the years right here in the Midwest.

From the rich dirt ovals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska to the paved short tracks in Minnesota and Wisconsin, some of the best drivers ever to get behind the wheel of a race car competed right here in the heartland.

We all have our own story to share about our favorite driver who thrilled us everytime they rolled onto the track or that one particular race that still stands out as the greatest they ever saw.

We'll go back in history, 10, 20, 30, 40, even 50 years ago (even more) and reminisce about what has made racing in the Midwest so special for us.